Feb 24, 2023·edited Feb 24, 2023Liked by Anna Fusco
Repurposing a birth congratulations card as a birthday card for my friend Sonya because who doesn't need a reminder that we are still very new to living.
buying so many stamps so i could hand draw valentines for all my dear friends that live all across the country. I realized we all live in 11 different states now. The snapchat group is as strong as ever. I like to think about the hand-drawn hearts travelling across the country like paper planes to find each of my lovely friends, and to remind them they are loved everyday.
Pulling out a scarf from a dear friend from another lifetime, and wrapping it around my shoulders and hair so the edges run along my face. I spent the frigid, windy day with my face buried down into it, intoxicated by the still-lingering smell of cold nights, shitty rolled cigarettes and a thermos of chai.
My two best friends and I are not dating right now and we’ve been doing lots of nice cozy things together. Making nice dinners and watching good movies, hiking in the snow, napping on each other’s couches. Last Saturday we took turns picking records while working on a puzzle and drinking hot chocolate with bailey’s and mountains of whipped cream. I fucking love it.
I spontaneously decided to go jogging a few mornings ago and then did it! And did it again! And just 30 min ago, I locked myself out of my home and decided to just go to the grocery store. And I treated myself to a new truffle cheese and ran into my roommate who was on their way back home! Serendipity is winning! And I see it in your beautiful line drawings- everything coming together joyfully and presently
Swimming in the marina and getting home salty/swaddled in a ratty beach towel and taking that blissful afternoon shower before collapsing into the weekend nap I always say I'm going to take but never do
Spent a lot of time (read: too much time) alone in my house this week due to lots of snow in the midwest. one afternoon my pal and I met each other halfway between our homes. Seeing her bundled figure emerge from the white blur was HEARTWARMING. We both did a little jig on the sidewalk and strolled through the windy, slippery streets until the sun set and the streetlights switched on
Finally starting to see small differences in myself after going to therapy for months... My brain feels quieter than I’m used to and it is bringing me joy 🥹
Mended a rift between me and someone that has existed since 2019, and also found out that the rift was mostly in my head and now I don't have to go around ignoring them when I see them in public
do you ever just fucking demolish a grapefruit over the sink, then walk away chanting "GRAPE-FRUIT, GRAPE-FRUIT, GRAPE-FRUIT" in your head over and over, feeling more alive than before?
▒ Thread-letter: Finding Joy in February
Repurposing a birth congratulations card as a birthday card for my friend Sonya because who doesn't need a reminder that we are still very new to living.
buying so many stamps so i could hand draw valentines for all my dear friends that live all across the country. I realized we all live in 11 different states now. The snapchat group is as strong as ever. I like to think about the hand-drawn hearts travelling across the country like paper planes to find each of my lovely friends, and to remind them they are loved everyday.
I've been stealing avocados from the kitchen I work in so I can wake up and make the most divine breakfasts for myself
Pulling out a scarf from a dear friend from another lifetime, and wrapping it around my shoulders and hair so the edges run along my face. I spent the frigid, windy day with my face buried down into it, intoxicated by the still-lingering smell of cold nights, shitty rolled cigarettes and a thermos of chai.
My two best friends and I are not dating right now and we’ve been doing lots of nice cozy things together. Making nice dinners and watching good movies, hiking in the snow, napping on each other’s couches. Last Saturday we took turns picking records while working on a puzzle and drinking hot chocolate with bailey’s and mountains of whipped cream. I fucking love it.
I spontaneously decided to go jogging a few mornings ago and then did it! And did it again! And just 30 min ago, I locked myself out of my home and decided to just go to the grocery store. And I treated myself to a new truffle cheese and ran into my roommate who was on their way back home! Serendipity is winning! And I see it in your beautiful line drawings- everything coming together joyfully and presently
Swimming in the marina and getting home salty/swaddled in a ratty beach towel and taking that blissful afternoon shower before collapsing into the weekend nap I always say I'm going to take but never do
Hearing my five-year-old daughter giggle when she's being funny or playfully ornery
Listening to a 00’s country play list to see how many songs my scene kid husband and I knew the words to.
Spent a lot of time (read: too much time) alone in my house this week due to lots of snow in the midwest. one afternoon my pal and I met each other halfway between our homes. Seeing her bundled figure emerge from the white blur was HEARTWARMING. We both did a little jig on the sidewalk and strolled through the windy, slippery streets until the sun set and the streetlights switched on
A $1.99 bunch of daffodils that smell like spring and remind me that it won't always be bleak.
Finally starting to see small differences in myself after going to therapy for months... My brain feels quieter than I’m used to and it is bringing me joy 🥹
Mended a rift between me and someone that has existed since 2019, and also found out that the rift was mostly in my head and now I don't have to go around ignoring them when I see them in public
sent this in my group chat earlier this week:
do you ever just fucking demolish a grapefruit over the sink, then walk away chanting "GRAPE-FRUIT, GRAPE-FRUIT, GRAPE-FRUIT" in your head over and over, feeling more alive than before?
falling asleep next to him for the first time.
Celebrating my 29th birthday with a new friend who feels like home. Felt very lucky.